The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-10
AT SPRINGFIELD.
ihe GotcrnOr Gives Audience 10 IN,
Friends Of the Condemned

morning, waiting 10 see the Chicago dele.
CATION which had come TO in,crccde with
Gov. Ogesby In behalf Of the condemned
, anarchists On arrival Of the train the
delegation ut once proceeded to the head
quarters Of the Labor delegation.
The Chicago amnesty association ia rep.
resented by Messrs. l.. S. Oliver, 4. A.
Stevens and J, r. Buchanan, Of the Labor
Enquirer These gentlemen have a set Of
petitions OF their own, but will present
them TO the Governor at the interview this
morning. Prof William Salior and ID. J..
Lloyd have set Of petitions, which they
viii lay before Gov Oglcsby after the first
interview is finished Capt. Black has
sole charge OF the main petitions, aud of
these there are go many that II required n
separate trunk 10 convey them here. Mr..
buchanan, who made an estimate OF all
The petitions sent IN from NIL parts Of the
country, says there are eleven miles of
names begging for clcmcncy.
lhe delegation Of labor people from New
York consists of j. T.. Quinn, Samuel
Gompcrs, l.. j. fcrcll and Edward King.
II ls claimed that they alone have prii-
Ton with 100000 names attached.
| The feeling among the labor people who
have come here is that there can be- no
! argument before the Governor ON the lcrll
! questions IN the ease. The two icaiur,s
now 10 be presented arc the questions Of
mercy and public policy On account ui
the rain and bad weather, the delegation
! which Was 90 slaH ior the State. HOUSE at o
O'clock was delayed until little after That
! hour Whom Capt. Black and Gen. Trum-
! bull arrived ut the State capitol. they were
] informed that Gov Oglcsby hal not yct
! arrived On account OF this hnli hours
! delay followed. The do0n OF the rcccp.
ton rooms were thrown open nj DiO
o'clock, aud the different committees filed
M. There WIS nearly u hundred present
when they were ~ assembled. Capt. !
Black was presented 10 the Governor at |
once. the latter nctiug the lawyer with |
extended hand, after Uhich ho turned Ia 1
a small table at the side of the nom. A /
Few minutes later al WIS ~ siill as death /
AMI Capt. Black, advancing 90 the corner \
oi the table nj which toy. Opic,by sat. /
began 10 read hig address The rplatiycs |
OF The condemned M ina som. circle to |
The lCii ol the speaker. Can't EH,k first /
began reading The general Petition which I
had been signed 10y tho men thgm.ol,rs |
The anarchist luWycr advanced but a
little way when lac came Ia the pn.4irr
which said that never before the day of
the llnymarkct riot had "a single meeting
ol the anarchists been interrupted hy the
police. At this point Coy. Ogirshy inter.
ruptcd, aud asked 81 De- was ~ understand
that statement a. thu truth.
Yes. nr, responded fine LAWYER in his
solemn tones, and, furthermore, that
every meeting was Attended by Mnyor
iiniri~n himself, who remained there un.
u Within Twenty minutes OF the not.
Proceed said lhr Governor.
capt SLACK took twenty minuicst1 read
The petition. and when lac clus'i hc said.
This has been signed by Michael SchNub.
Samuel tiyidcn anil August Spies The
runsnn that the accused Parsons. Fischer
Enw'l sud Lungs dad not appynd their
nanrs iu This PAPER WIS because they
claimed that hry had forwarded Ia Your
cNcr.lrnry thcir autograph lotions, aud
did not think u ncrr-iry 20 slgn this"
Tho petition rr.,rd ihr history Ut the A.
lcgvd oilcnsc lor which thc petitioners had
lcrn condemned. 10 affirmed that none
# them either threw tho fatal bomb or ad.
Niscd be- throwing. thltthcy had no knowl.
cipe 0l Tie lcl that u Nas 10 hc thrown.
and that they had always cpunsclcd and
encouraged puacc. Considerable space was
devoted io an attempt 10 show that thoy
had not had inir trial, and, indeed, that
such u trial WIS impossible In Chicago, IN
view ul thc iuucnuu aud the state oi pub.
We sentiment NJ the tune IL took place.
Can't BLACK presented an affidavit irum
OTIS y Favor, business man oi Chicago.
tending a. show That the jury which trird
thc anarchists had htpn deliberately
Ia i
ing the petition aud affidavit Capt. Black
addressed thc Governor. lie explained
that every effort had been made tp comply
with the requirements bi the mw r,,.
cuing applications ior the inlrtp1,ition OF
executive clcmcnry, aud stated that judge
Gary and states Attorney Grinnrll had
joined IN Recommendation inr clumcnry
Tor ltcllcn and SChWuh. Having disposed
Of metc formal parts ul thc application, hc
made an eloquent and touching appeal Tor
mercy that brought team the eyes OF many
VI his audiiorA lie said
Now. At ln'i, We eau prnducc the truth whrrc Il
VIII uui ~ fiutHl nos WU have ruHuHH tu UItHr
% in legal turn lsiav ihc puhllc snd below tho
rscrlleuCy, the fool uio 81 raelon uhith hUri
thr air Ike . suhue. poisonous rthof Whirh hung
over ths indlct bsn,h Witch hllsi the iurl
rnnm With iu fatal NaTsif aud which uIlrd even
lhe heart al tn Hinit ATTORNEY On The Var though
Ntsh Ia insle nu UhaiI1f a.linsi any man. NuW /
your rNrtllsnrt, yuu I'D uutift The lic uf public
prvludice nul passion. Yuu ~ Ca Che hirh sat !
ncpr-,utlng tho penple IL thc gFvni STATE of Ili
uuiE beside yuu tlt uruy ln her kludfat mort |
and IN Nuur paro yuu run - tht-s thing rrht
without tcuN touched with popular rlafnnr |
iuu 'lln drfidr tnrm Ills aHt ~ IsusUf uhrrr iuH
uur tgmlEu mruy1 u sou rraui Oils Piles uf mUH.y
q viii d. ruind rKsfHrlc ~ the vision uf the
iuiiuer Of our fundamental lnw, which rave merry
n iho I-fa.pn Of Iouf ,artllcnl, hand maiden 90
iusiicc
Gen. Tumhull followed Capt Black.
AMI simply asked lor mcrvy In plain and
uupwtcntious terms
MIR. Cora l.. V. Richmond, representa-.
tive Of the Amnesty association was the
next speaker Shr had evidently carefully
prpard for the OCraion. aud spoke with.
out hesitation and well. She argued that
public policy justice, was opposed 10 cap.
iial punishment rrncmlly, and pleaded
earnestly and cloqucntly Tor the Niycs,
mothers and childpn al the condemned.
The Hon " NJ. llnincs, Of Waukcgan,
followed. lie nskcd for Communication Of
sentence on The grounds 81 justice and
public policy. lie addncss was character.
lsuc, and amused rather than convinced.
lie explained that he approved Of his
melton.
Senator S,recier, Of the Legislative com.
miiioc. WA the next speaker. He Nas